Recently, the pedunculopontine nucleus has been highlighted as a target for deep brain stimulation for the treatment of freezing of postural instability and gait disorders in Parkinson's disease and… (More)

Here we test the hypothesis that there are distinct temporal patterns of synchronized neuronal activity in the pallidum that characterize untreated and treated parkinsonism and dystonia. To this end… (More)

OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the results of surgical treatment options for chronic subdural haematoma in contemporary neurosurgery according to evidence based criteria.
METHODS
A review based on a Medline… (More)

OBJECTIVE
Subdural hematomas and hygromas are infrequently encountered complications of arachnoid cysts of the middle cranial fossa and are particularly rare with cysts of other regions. Reports in… (More)

OBJECTIVES
to provide a revised version of earlier guidelines published in 2006.
BACKGROUND
primary dystonias are chronic and often disabling conditions with a widespread spectrum mainly in young… (More)

To review the literature on primary dystonia and dystonia plus and to provide evidence-based recommendations. Primary dystonia and dystonia plus are chronic and often disabling conditions with a… (More)

OBJECT
The need for interbody fusion or stabilization after anterior cervical microdiscectomy is still debated. The objectives of this prospective randomized study were 1) to examine whether combined… (More)

The center median-parafascicular (CM-Pf) complex, which constitutes the major portion of the intralaminar thalamus in man, has long been known to be involved in the processing of pain under normal… (More)